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In Loving Memory of Square Checkbox (tonsky.me)
submitted 9 months ago by mac@programming.dev to c/uiux@programming.dev
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[–] bleistift2@feddit.de 14 points 9 months ago (4 children)

I repeatedly wonder wher the toggle switch comes into play here. Is it more intuitive than a on/off checkbox? Often these things still only have one label (and not one for each state), so where’s the difference?

Any opinions here?

[–] sjpwarren@programming.dev 23 points 9 months ago (2 children)

With the wrong color scheme its really hard to know if its' ON or OFF

[–] Damage@feddit.it 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

And some people are color blind

[–] bleistift2@feddit.de 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

~~The background (green in the image) is usually a darker shade than the knob. That’s how you can tell the moving thing apart from the depressed background even if you’re color blind.~~

Edit: Just realized that that wasn’t the point… Thanks, downvoters!

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

Whatever the colour scheme. Because you're not in the designer's mind. Unless they add redundant text, there's just no way to tell.

I fucking hate those things.

[–] Grass@sh.itjust.works 14 points 9 months ago (1 children)

No, fuck these. Especially when you have to actually click and drag them. Even more especially when it isn't obvious whether it is on or off. Check boxes inherently lack the issue of colour blind difficulties too.

[–] bleistift2@feddit.de 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

when you have to actually click and drag them

Huh? That exists? I didn’t think I’d have to specify that a toggle should work in a non what-the-fuck-are-you-actively-trying-to-repel-me way

[–] Grass@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago

I suspect some gui frameworks work this way. I've seen it in a few places and when it happens, every single other thing I can't stand also happens.

[–] watty@lemm.ee 7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

A checkbox is for a form that requires clicking a submit button to apply the change.

A toggle switch should apply the change automatically and immediately without a separate save or submit button.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 4 points 9 months ago

Chad checkbox vs virgin toggle switch